What is your favorite handgun?
 

My good friend Mr. 16 gauge asked, "What is your least practical handgun?" The flip side has to be "What is your favorite handgun?"

We all have likes and dislikes. I really have "a fork-in-the-road" here. A wise man once said, "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." Ok, I did. I like both revolvers and semi-autos. I like old S&W revolvers and old Colt automatics. If pressed, I would take a Smith M27 or M28 and feel well served. My bedside comfort is a M1911 Colt. For my backyard plinking I shoot Ruger Mark I and Mark II .22 caliber semi-autos. I suppose in a free society it is ok to like lots of quality handguns.

Who else has a favorite handgun?

Adam

Ones I shoot most are the ones I sometimes carry..,.a 4" M19 Smith and built up hardball 45. Have a lot of others but these get the most use! Don't laugh, the hard ball is a Auto Ordinance frame with match barrel/fitted slide and bushing/match trigger and polished ramp....never a burp and it shoots right along with Kimbers.
Dan

1911.
Is there any other? ;) :D

1911 also.
Colt 1911C, Charles Daly 1911/22 conversion and a 22/45 Ruger.

T/C .308 ...15''BARREL....180Gr.hollow.point's

Adam,
Tough one to say the least. Out of the choices that I have, I'm going with the Dan Wesson Model 15. I can put a 2 1/2" Barrel on it for a CCW, a 4",6", or an 8" for anything else. I can hunt with it using a 158 Gr. Hornady XTP stuffed in a .357 Mag or take the little lady to the range with a 125 Gr. Sierra HP in .38 Special.

That' a tough question. I love them all!! Ok my most accurate and favorite is my Colt Anaconda 8" barrel 44 mag shooting 240 gr handloads.
muledeer

Depends......my favorite carry gun is my S&W M39....an 'oldie' but a 'goodie'! But I do enjoy shooting my Springfield 1911 in .38 Super.

I's say my first real handgun a SW 17-2. 38 years old and going strong.

Adam,
Like most of these types of questions, this one causes me to get into a mental delema, a revolver, a single shot, auto, a big bore, a small bore, Hunting, target, silhouette, IPSC, Pins and on and on. You see, there simply can not be A favorite, it must for me, be a favorite by type and intended purpose or use. Example, the TC Contender is just a great single shot silhouette gun but for hunting I like the Merrill or XL much better because the Merrill is quiet, without the internal safety drop. Neither gun is worth a flip in IPSC or for Pins where I prefer the 1911 longslide in 45ACP.
Best,
Ed

Favorite handgun!
 

There are many, but I go with my first love, the S&W K-22, now the Model 17.
I am still an old fashioned guy and shoot revolvers that are six shooters. The current Model 17 hasn't been shot much, but they all had, or have, 6 inch barrels. Deadly accurate, totally dependable ,and just plain wonderful. Had the first one in 1954 and shot a carton a week; learned how to hit everything I shot at. By 1960 it was pretty well worn. Got the next one. And so on.

My Favorites
 

Of the guns that I own, I'd have to pick my m1911 clone in .45 ACP. My all time favorite though, and one I've always longed to have, is the Browning High Power in 9mm Luger. I think it is the prettiest handgun of any type ever made.

I have a gp100 i love the gun 6inch barrel it was first large hand gun i had bought.
I have shot it more then any othere hand gun i have and i have a lot more now.

I would have to say 1911

Dovehunter, I don't currently have a handgun in 9mm. If I get another, it will be the Browning Hi-Power because they are the "American" Classic 9mm. I have had Lugers and a Radom, but the Hi-Power is the classic.

Man, I have to pick a favorite??? Well... after all, we have to stick with the "one that won't get away". Gotta take the 6" .357 Mag. While the 1911 clones are tempting, and the .22 lr is a darn accurate handgun, and the T/C is... well, a T/C. Ya know what? On second thought, I'll take the T/C Contender with a .222 barrel and a .357 maximum barrel. Should cover anything I'm likely to run across.

gd

Different gun for different situations, I favor what I need in a handgun at the moment.
I guess the last one to be sold would be a OM Ruger Super Single-Six I have had over 30 years now.
I Do like my OM 41 mag too, a lot.

Cousin and I both bought new SS's, I had let mine get away. He let his get away to me, with a promise " if you ever sell it I get first dibs".
Still have the box and all the goodies that came with it.

Sorry Don, I will keep this one.

Semis 1911s, DA revovers old S&W 5 screws, SAs Rugers.

Another vote for the 1911
 

Take care...
Joe

I'd have to say my S&W M66 .357 Mag w/ 4" bbl if I had to choose just one for "everyday".

Mike

Favorite handgun?? Holy Crapo!!
 

If I really had to pick a favorite I would have to say my Wilson Combat 1911 45. It is as accurate as i can shoot and I have a Marvel 22 conversion for it.. BUT I do love my S&W Revolvers...all of 'em..as well as the Contenders:D